PRBI welcomes Mature Students to our campus.  They add a wonderful dimension to class and outside class interactions.  As noted in the Admission Policy, admission to any of the degree programs requires a High School Diploma (please submit your most recent transcript from either High School or College. If your educational institute cannot produce transcripts, please inform us of this upon application).  Recognizing that some adults wish to enter college education who have not received a High School Diploma, the College has provision for entrance under the “Mature Student” status.  This provision allows you to enter any one of the degree programs, without a High School Diploma on the following basis:

• you will be 21 years of age or older by the end of your first semester of full-time study at PRBI; and
• after completing 30 credit hours of full-time study at PRBI (the first full year), you will have achieved a year-end  academic grade average of 70% (GPA 1.50) or better.  This first year thus serves as a qualifying period to establish your eligibility to apply for mature admission to a degree program.
• PRBI will grant Mature Students some academic credit for ministry experience gained through a local church or parachurch organization that satisfies the contents and learning requirements of a specific course that PRBI offers in its curriculum.  You must prepare a portfolio demonstrating that you have achieved the objectives of the course for which you are seeking credit.  You may also be asked to write a “challenge exam” in order to demonstrate your mastery of the course’s content.  Our assessment of the ministry of Mature Students in conducted on an individual basis.  We encourage you to direct all inquiries to the College’s Registrar (registrar@prbi.edu)
• If your diploma and/or transcript are not available, you may be asked to submit an employer reference.